Christopher Schaefer MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1780002709 is registered to Christopher Schaefer MD, a Internal Medicine practising at 47 New Scotland Ave in Albany, New York. Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties. Christopher Schaefer MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2014.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 2 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20171009000532Internal MedicineSC
- I20180724003361Internal MedicineNY
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Christopher Schaefer MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Christopher Schaefer MD directly at (518) 262-3125.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1780002709 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Internal Medicine physicians (internists) specialise in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults, often coordinating care across multiple subspecialties.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (518) 262-3125.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Christopher Schaefer MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.